Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English의 정의관련 주제: Companiessuppliersup‧pli‧er /səˈplaɪə $ -ər/ noun [countable] (also suppliers [plural])BBCPROVIDE a company or person that provides a particular productsupplier of
the UK’s largest supplier of office equipment말뭉치의 용례supplier• Majorartsuppliersoffer their own willowcharcoals in similarformats.• one of the world's biggest suppliers of defenseequipment• The changes envisaged in the White Paper could lead to a personalsocial service system dominated by commercialsuppliers.• These high profits have a paradoxical effect: They provide a steadyincentive for drugsuppliers.• The company is now the mainsupplier of educationalsoftware to schools.• To do this, the estimator must initiateinquiries for price information from potentialsuppliers.• The goal is to link the company and the suppliers and distributors so that payments can be sent and received electronically.• Materials from the supplier will be ordered only if the productionplant can sell its product.• Buyers worked closely with suppliers, both new and established, to identifyopportunities and developexciting new Sainsbury brand products.Longman 업무 사전의 정의suppliersup‧pli‧er /səˈplaɪə-ər/ noun [countable]COMMERCEa company that provides a particular type of productsupplier ofMicrosoft is the world’s largest supplier of PC software.With California’s orange crop halved, local suppliers have had to find alternative sources.What the retailer needs is a larger supplier base in order to be more competitive. →first-tier supplier →preferred supplier →second-tier supplier
